EUREKA is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. EUREKA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept EUREKA?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 39 / 100
Our own measure of how useful EUREKA is to know. It scores 10 from 6 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 7.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for EUREKA
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How EUREKA scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in EUREKA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| e | 2 | 12 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 83,618.
What does EUREKA mean in Scrabble?
interjection
A cry of delight uttered on suddenly finding an answer or making a discovery.
Tradition says the Greek scholar Archimedes shouted it when he realised, while stepping into a bath, how to measure the volume of an irregular object. The word eureka means I have found it. Today it is used playfully for any sudden flash of understanding, and it is also the name of several places and of a copper-nickel alloy used in electrical resistance wire.
How EUREKA is used
Often exclaimed half in jest when a long search or puzzle finally ends.
- Eureka! The missing key was in the coat pocket all along.
- She shouted eureka when the last clue fell into place.
- There was no eureka moment, only months of slow progress.
- He muttered eureka and rushed back to his notebook.
- The story of the bath and the cry of eureka is probably a legend.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of EUREKA and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with EUREKA
1 longer words begin with EUREKA.
Shorter words from the letters in EUREKA
Common questions about EUREKA
- Is EUREKA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts EUREKA, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is EUREKA worth?
- EUREKA is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does EUREKA mean?
- A cry of delight uttered on suddenly finding an answer or making a discovery.
- What letters can be added to EUREKA?
- EUREKA takes 2 hooks: 1 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of EUREKA:
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